Divers unfurl US flag at shipwreck near Fla. Keys

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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Divers in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary marked July 4th by unfurling a huge American flag and attaching it to a historic shipwreck.

The 30- by 40-foot flag formerly flew at the Morris 9/11 Memorial Park in Illinois. But the flag was scheduled for retirement after being badly tattered by weather.

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